London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 4
A MIDNIGHT MEETING.—REV. BAPTIST NOEL SPEAKING.
A Cyclopædia of the Condition and Earnings OF THOSE THAT WILL WORK THOSE THAT CANNOT WORK, AND THOSE THAT WILL NOT WORK
BY HENRY MAYHEW
THOSE THAT WILL NOT WORK COMPRISING PROSTITUTES · THIEVES · SWINDLERS · BEGGARS BY SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS
With an Introductory Essay on the Agencies at Present in Operation in the Metropolis for the Suppression of Vice and Crime by THE REV. WILLIAM TUCKNISS, B.A. CHAPLAIN TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE RESCUE OF YOUNG WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME FOUR
It would be a work of supererogation to extol the utility of such a publication as “London Labour and the London Poor,” so apparent must be its value to all classes of society. It stands alone as a photograph of life as actually spent by the lower classes of the Metropolis. That one half of the world does not know how the other half lives is an axiom of antiquity, but the truthful revelations and descriptions of the London street folk, workers and non-workers, and the means by which they exist, will go a great way to enlighten the educated classes respecting matters which have hitherto been involved in mystery and uncertainty.
Henry Mayhew
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ADVERTISEMENT.
CONTENTS.
APPENDIX.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
INTRODUCTION.
Of the Workers and Non-Workers.
OF THE NON-WORKERS.
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEPREDATORS, OFFENDERS, AND SUSPECTED PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT WITHIN THE COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE IN THE YEAR 1837, COMPREHENDING:—
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DEPREDATORS, OFFENDERS, AND SUSPECTED PERSONS BROUGHT WITHIN THE COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE OF THE UNDERMENTIONED DISTRICTS, IN THE YEAR 1837.
OF THE PROSTITUTE CLASS GENERALLY.
Of Prostitution in Ancient States: General View.
Of Prostitution among the Jews and other Ancient Nations.
Of Prostitution in Ancient Egypt.
Of Prostitution in ancient Greece.
Of Prostitution in ancient Rome.
Of Prostitution among the Anglo-Saxons.
OF PROSTITUTION AMONG THE BARBAROUS NATIONS.
Introduction.
Of Prostitution among African Nations.
Women in Australia.
Of Prostitution in New Zealand.
Of Prostitution in the Islands of the Pacific.
Of Prostitution among the North-American Indians.
Of Prostitution among the Indians of South America.
Of Prostitution in the Cities of South America.
Of Prostitution in the West Indies.
Of Prostitution in Java.
Of Prostitution in Sumatra.
Of Borneo.
PROSTITUTION AMONG THE SEMI-CIVILIZED NATIONS.
Introduction.
Of Celebes.
Of Prostitution in Persia.
Of Prostitution among the Afghans.
Of Prostitution in Kashmir.
Of Prostitution in India.
Of Prostitution in Ceylon.
Of Prostitution in China.
Of Prostitution in Japan.
Of Prostitution in the Ultra-Gangetic Nations.
Of Prostitution in Egypt.
Of Prostitution among the States of Northern Africa.
Of Prostitution in Arabia, Syria, and Asia Minor.
Of Prostitution in Turkey.
Of Prostitution in Circassia.
Of Prostitution among the Tartar Races.
OF THE MIXED NORTHERN NATIONS.
Introductory.
Of Prostitution in Russia.
Of Prostitution in Siberia.
Iceland and Greenland.
Of Prostitution in Lapland and Sweden.
Of Prostitution in Norway.
Of Prostitution in Denmark.
OF PROSTITUTION IN CIVILIZED STATES.
Introduction.
Of Prostitution in Spain.
Amsterdam.
Belgium.
Hamburg.
Prussia—Germany.
Berlin.
Austria.
Modern Rome.
Turin.
Berne.
The City of Paris.
Traffic in Foreign Women.
THIEVES AND SWINDLERS.
Introduction.
THE SNEAKS, OR COMMON THIEVES.
A Visit to the Rookery of St. Giles and its Neighbourhood.
Narrative of a London Sneak, or Common Thief.
PICKPOCKETS AND SHOPLIFTERS.
Omnibus Pickpockets.
Railway Pickpockets.
Shoplifters.
A Visit to the Dens of Thieves in Spitalfields and its Neighbourhood.
Narrative of a Pickpocket.
HORSE AND DOG STEALERS.
HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
A Ramble Among the Thieves’ Dens in the Borough.
HOUSEBREAKERS AND BURGLARS.
Narrative of a Burglar.
Narrative of another Burglar.
PROSTITUTE THIEVES.
The Prostitutes of the Haymarket.
FELONIES ON THE RIVER THAMES.
The Mudlarks.
Sweeping Boys.
Sellers of Small Wares.
Dredgemen or Fishermen.
Smuggling.
Felonies by Lightermen.
The River Pirates.
Narrative of a Mudlark.
RECEIVERS OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
Narrative of a Returned Convict.
COINING.
Forgers.
CHEATS.
Embezzlers.
Magsmen, or Sharpers.
Swindlers.
BEGGARS AND CHEATS.
THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE POOR LAWS.
BEGGING-LETTER WRITERS.
Advertising Begging-letter Writers.
Ashamed Beggars.
The Swell Beggar.
Clean Family Beggars.
NAVAL AND MILITARY BEGGARS
FOREIGN BEGGARS.
DISASTER BEGGARS.
PETTY TRADING BEGGARS.
DEPENDANTS OF BEGGARS.
DISTRESSED OPERATIVE BEGGARS.
APPENDIX.
TABLE SHOWING THE DENSITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN 1851.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THE DENSITY OF THEIR POPULATION, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO EVERY 100 ACRES.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF CRIMINALS TO EVERY 10,000 OF THE POPULATION.
THE YEARS OF CRIME.
TABLE SHOWING THE IGNORANCE OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, DEDUCED FROM THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IGNORANCE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER WITH MARKS IN EVERY 100 PERSONS MARRIED.
THE CRIME AND IGNORANCE OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF IGNORANCE AMONGST THE CRIMINALS IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THE IGNORANCE AMONGST THEIR CRIMINALS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO COULD NEITHER READ NOR WRITE IN EVERY 100 CRIMINALS.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE CRIMINALITY AND IGNORANCE OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPATION OF THEIR INHABITANTS.
EDUCATION OF CRIMINALS (ENGLAND AND WALES).
THE STATE OF EDUCATION AND DENSITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.
THE CRIME AND DENSITY OF THE POPULATION OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.
A TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATES IN EVERY 1000 CHILDREN BORN.
THE EARLY MARRIAGES AND THE INCREASE OF THE POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF EARLY MARRIAGES OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES FOR THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR EARLY MARRIAGES, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF MARRIAGES, UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE, IN EVERY 1000 MARRIAGES.
THE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS AND EARLY MARRIAGES IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE PROPORTION OF FEMALES TO MALES IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR PROPORTION OF FEMALE TO MALE POPULATION, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF FEMALES TO EVERY 100 MALES.
THE EXCESS OF FEMALES AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO RAPE.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO RAPE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN EACH COUNTY
THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THE RELATIVE NUMBER OF FEMALES TO MALES IN EACH COUNTY.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO CARNALLY ABUSING GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 10 AND 12 YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO CARNALLY ABUSING GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 10 AND 12 YEARS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THAT OF CARNALLY ABUSING CHILDREN IN EACH COUNTY.
THE CRIME OF CARNALLY ABUSING CHILDREN COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF FEMALES TO MALES IN EACH COUNTY.
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR KEEPING DISORDERLY HOUSES IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE UNDERMENTIONED YEARS.
LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR BROTHELS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR KEEPING DISORDERLY HOUSES IN EVERY 10,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
THE NUMBER OF DISORDERLY HOUSES COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS IN EACH COUNTY.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
THE ATTEMPTS AT CONCEALING THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000 ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS AND THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN COMPARED.
THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 1,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO BIGAMY.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO BIGAMY, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 100,000 MARRIAGES.
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO ABDUCTION.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO ABDUCTION, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 10,000,000 OF THE MALE POPULATION.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE AMOUNT OF FEMALE AND MALE CRIMINALITY IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY AMONGST FEMALES, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF FEMALE CRIMINALS IN EVERY 100,000 OF THE FEMALE POPULATION.
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